Fish Physiology Vol. 11, Pt. B: The Physiology of Developing Fish, Vivparity and Posthatching Juveniles
| Author/creator | Hoar, W. S. Editor |
| Other author | Randall, D. J. Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Academic Press [Imprint] San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology Books |
| Description | 436 p. ill 24.000 x 016.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Book Series Backfile Package - Life Sciences [YBLSC] |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation FROM THE PREFACE: Dramatic changes occur in the physiology of most animals during their development. Among the vertebrates, birds are entirely oviparous, live for variable periods in a cleidoic egg, and show fundamental alterations in excretion, nutrition, and respiration at the time of hatching. In contrast, the eutherian mammals are all viviparous, depend on the maternal circulation and a specialized placenta to provide food, exchange gases, and discharge wastes. The physiology of both mother and fetus is highly specialized during gestation and changes fundamentally at the time of birth. Fishes exemplify both the oviparous and the viviparous modes of development, with some examples that are intermediate between the two. In these two volumes, selected reviews of many, but not all, aspects of development are presented. The chapters in Part A relate to the physiology of eggs and larvae; those in Part B concern viviparity and the physiology of posthatching juvenile fishes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 76084233 |
| ISBN | 9780123504340 |
| ISBN | 0123504341 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780123504340 |
| Stock number | 00991439 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |